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    The Drone Center’s Weekly Roundup: 6/1/15
    At the Center for the Study of the Drone On May 20, the U.S. government released 103 documents seized during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011. The documents, which have been translated ...
    01 June 2015, by

    Transport Canada proposes amendments to sUAV regulations
    On May 28th, Transport Canada released a Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) outlining proposed changes to the regulatory framework governing small UAVs. If adopted, the changes would take effect in 20...
    01 June 2015, by

    Talking Machines: Neil Lawrence on privacy in the age of machine learning
    In episode eleven we chat with Neil Lawrence from the University of Sheffield. We talk about the problems of privacy in the age of machine learning, and the responsibilities that come with using mach...
    22 May 2015, by

    WeRobot 2015 Panel 1: Anthropomorphizing robots, with Kate Darling
    As we increasingly create spaces where robotic technology interacts with humans, our tendency to project lifelike qualities onto robots raises questions around use and policy. In this We Robot 2015 pa...
    20 May 2015, by

    Igniting a debate on legal, therapeutic and educational robotics
    The benefits of assistive technologies are well known – reduced inefficiencies, low costs, available 24/7 and much more. But not so well known are the appropriate legal regulations that need to be ...
    12 May 2015, by , and

    Teaching robots to behave ethically
    What should a robot nurse do when a cancer patient begs for more morphine but the supervising doctor is not available to approve the request? Should a self-driving car prevent its owner from taking ov...
    05 May 2015, by and



    Steffi Paepcke on Robots, women and design: Opportunities abound
    This piece was written by Steffi Paepcke as a precursor to the Silicon Valley Robotics panel titled “Women in Robotics: Challenge or Opportunity?”  Let me get the basic statistics out of t...
    29 April 2015, by

    Video describes accelerating robot deployment in China
    In response to rising labor costs combined with a shortage of workers, China has begun to provide incentives to encourage businesses to utilize robots to replace factory workers....
    27 April 2015, by

    Japan looks to distributed, cooperative control to help manage energy market deregulation
    Japan's power industry is currently centralized, but it aims to deregulate by around 2020. Coupled with this major structural market change, the expansion of thermal, nuclear and renewable power gener...
    21 April 2015, by

    Why Google’s robot personality patent isn’t what it appears to be
    [tweetquote]Google’s new patent: Less about creating robot personalities than collecting yours.[/tweetquote]...
    16 April 2015, by

    Amazon Prime Air gets an updated FAA exemption
    In a 9-page legal letter, with 28 itemized conditions and limitations, the FAA issued an exemption to Amazon to enable Prime Air to test in US airspace....
    13 April 2015, by

    Should robots make life/death decisions? UN to discuss lethal autonomous weapons next week
    Should robots be allowed to make life and death decisions? This will be the topic of heated debate at the United Nations (UN) Palais des Nations in Geneva next week (April 13-17th, 2015). As part of...
    10 April 2015, by

    #WeRobot 2015 on now in Seattle
    The fourth annual We Robot conference on robotics, law and policy kicked off today in Seattle at the University of Washington School of Law. ...
    10 April 2015, by

    The future of work: Robots, unions and globalization
    Last week Bloomberg News asked the question: What's destroying middle-class wages? and suggested three hypotheses: robots, unions and China. This week SingularityHUB launched a series exploring th...
    08 April 2015, by

    Peter Asaro: Challenges and approaches to developing policy for robots
    As part of the Center for Information Technology Policy (CIPT) Luncheon speaker series, Peter Asaro gives a talk on developing policy for robots. ...
    02 April 2015, by

    Europe agrees on regulatory drone framework to move industry forward
    There is not a week that goes by where regulation isn't a hot topic when it comes to drones. But for any regulated industry where technology is advancing greater than new rules can be agreed upon, it...
    28 March 2015, by

    ‘Robots or jobs’ is key focus of #ERF2015
    The importance of allaying public fears that robots will create mass unemployment was the theme of the opening session at the 2015 European Robotics Forum (ERF), which kicked off in Vienna on Tuesday....
    12 March 2015, by

    Takeoff in robotics will power the next productivity surge in manufacturing
    BCG research predicts that by 2025, adoption of advanced robots will boost productivity by up to 30 percent in many industries, and lower total labor costs by 18 percent or more in countries such as S...
    05 March 2015, by

    Issues in regulating robocars, and the case for a light hand
    All over the world, people (and governments) are debating about regulations for robocars. First for testing, and then for operation. It mostly began when Google encouraged the state of Nevada to write...
    04 March 2015, by

    Canada’s approach to risk management for nighttime drone flights
    The FAA’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) limits SUAS operations to daylight hours. The FAA concedes that the restriction on nighttime flights may neg...
    03 March 2015, by

    Livestream: Rodney Brooks, Abhinav Gupta, Andrew McAfee on AI and the rise of robots
    Livestream of the Council of Foreign Relations' Malcolm and Carolyn Wiener Annual Lecture on Science and Technology starting 02/27/2015 at 12:45 EST....
    27 February 2015, by

    Minesweepers uses robotics’ awesomeness to raise awareness about landmines & explosive remnants of war
    Paul Jefferson, one of the earliest humanitarian deminers, said “a landmine is the perfect soldier: Ever courageous, never sleeps, never misses”. The simplicity and cost-effectiveness of mines are...
    27 February 2015, by

    Should a care robot bring an alcoholic a drink? It depends on who owns the robot
    In a care scenario, a robot may have been purchased by the patient, by the doctor or hospital (which sent it home with the patient to monitor their health), or by a concerned family member who wants t...
    24 February 2015, by

    Forget Singularity, let’s talk Multiplicity: Ken Goldberg on AI at the WEF
    Each January, the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual meeting takes place in Davos, Switzerland. This event is one of the preeminent economic conferences in the world, and this year, there was a majo...
    23 February 2015, by

    FAA regulations draw inspiration from Canada, but miss key aspect
    Various aspects of the anticipated proposed small UAS (sUAS) regulations that were released by the FAA draw inspiration from Canada’s approach to regulation. In fact, the FAA provides a handy compar...
    19 February 2015, by

    Summary of the FAA’s proposed drone regulations
    This past Sunday the FAA held a conference call to announce its highly anticipated small UAS (sUAS) regulations. Sunday morning might strike as odd timing, however it’s likely that the timing had t...
    19 February 2015, by

    Maybe we need an automation tax
    Imagine that a large company decides to significantly increase the level of automation at one of its facilities. A facility that currently employs a substantial number of men and women doing relativel...
    18 February 2015, by

    Small UAV coalition applauds the FAA’s release of the proposed suas rule as a good first step for industry
    The Small UAV Coalition is very pleased the FAA has at long last published its proposed small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) rule. At this time the proposed rule has not been made available to the pub...
    15 February 2015, by

    Possible Leaked FAA Document Provides Hints Regarding Proposed Rulemaking for sUAS
    A new document purporting to be prepared by the FAA Office of Aviation Policy and Plans provides hints regarding the anticipated proposed small UAS (sUAS) regulations. The possible leaked document is ...
    15 February 2015, by

    Robots for Humanity inspires
    Henry Evans had a brain stem stroke in 2002 that left him quadriplegic. Since then he has turned to robotics to unlock his abilities. Robots For Humanity (R4H.org) is a project that chronicles Henry...
    12 February 2015, by

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